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Study Reveals Autistic Adults More Generous at Distance

12/1/2025

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A study in the journal Autism finds autistic adults show greater prosocial behavior toward socially distant individuals than non-autistic peers.
The study involved 37 autistic and 38 non-autistic participants who allocated money to themselves and others.
As social distance grows, non-autistic generosity declines more than autistic generosity.
The study suggests autistic individuals may have a unique prosocial orientation, though the small sample size warrants caution.

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Story summary

A study in the journal Autism finds autistic adults show greater prosocial behavior toward socially distant individuals than non-autistic peers.
The study involved 37 autistic and 38 non-autistic participants who allocated money to themselves and others.
As social distance grows, non-autistic generosity declines more than autistic generosity.
The study suggests autistic individuals may have a unique prosocial orientation, though the small sample size warrants caution.